The Movement Guild Podcast

Welcome to another episode of The Movement Guild Podcast.   During this episode we interview our friend Quinn Kearney. Quinn is a yoga and meditation teacher and co founder and owner of the Chicago and Wilmette-based yoga studio: Yogaview. We recorded this conversation in 2020 during the height of the pandemic so in addition to talking about teaching yoga online. We talk about everything ranging from   His path to opening a yoga studio  His spiritual influences   The evolution of yoga Business ownership Injuries in yoga How he would explain yoga to an alien :)     This was a really fun interview. Across the board, Quinn is such a playful person who doesn’t take himself too seriously so we had some good laughs during this episode. So without further a- do...here is Quinn.

Here's another special episode between AW and Nick Studholme. 

It was a fun & fact filled conversation specifically about tendon rehab because AW jacked up his lateral epicondyle and was seeking advice from Nick. It started as a conversation on the phone before AW realized it would be a great podcast conversation, as well as an opportunity to give AW crap about another stupid injury. 

Enjoy. 

We spoke with Dr. Alyson Evans, Founder & CEO of a new company called Fringe. Fringe has some really pure CBD products, along with a fantastic education platform to educate clinicians about the endocannabinoid system & what it does in everyone's body. We learned a lot in this conversation, and think you will too. JC & AW have known Alyson for awhile and got the opportunity to become her friend when she was the Medical Director for Rocktape. 

Dr. Alyson Evans, DC has dedicated the last 20 years to mashing up her passions for healthcare and education, alongside pursuing her purpose of building and serving a team. Alyson has helped grow multiple businesses, by prioritizing professional education and product innovation.

She was at the forefront of growing the RockTape brand and community for a decade. Up for a new challenge, she found herself asking “What else is possible?” Alyson is the Co-CEO and Founder of Fringe, a company grounded by it’s dedication to improving how we live and how we learn.

JC & AW had a fantastic conversation with our friend and colleague, Dr. Evan Osar. Evan is the developer of the Integrative Movement Specialist™ certification designed specifically to aid the fitness professional establish themselves as an invaluable part of their client’s health care team. 

He is the founder of Fitness Education Seminars, an education company with the mission of helping trainers and therapists recognize their role as a part of the solution to the health care crisis. He specializes in bringing advanced training and rehabilitation strategies to the fitness and bodywork professional that works with the pre and post-rehabilitation and the general population client.

More information about his work can be found at https://iihfe.com/ or on IG @iihfe

JC & AW had a wide ranging and fun conversation with Dr. Eric Cobb, the founder & CEO of Z Health Education that focused on the brain and applying neuroscience.  

Dr. Cobb is a fantastic teacher, with JC & AW both having the opportunity to learn with him.  If you're interested in learning more about the brain and how to actually apply neuroscience, then please listen to this podcast and checkout Z Healths Education offerings because they do a great job of helping you to do just that. 

More information about Dr. Cobb & Z-Health Education can be found at https://zhealtheducation.com/

and on IG @zhealth_performance

Dr. Tom Michaud is back on the podcast this week & it was a great conversation! 

We discussed the foot (a lot), being an inventor, applying research and a whole lot more. You won't be disappointed in this conversation. 

Make sure to check out his work at www.humanlocomotion.com 

Since graduating from Western States Chiropractic College in the early 80s, Dr. Tom Michaud has published numerous book chapters and dozens of articles on subjects ranging from biomechanics of the first ray and shoulder, to the pathomechanics of vertebral artery dissection.

In 1993, Williams and Wilkins published Dr. Michaud’s first textbook, Foot Orthoses and Other Forms of Conservative Foot Care, which was eventually translated into four languages. His next book, Human Locomotion: The Conservative Management of Gait-Related Disorders, a textbook published in 2012, is used in physical therapy, chiropractic, pedorthic, and podiatry schools around the world. He has also published a book for recreational runners: Injury-Free Running: How to Build Strength, Improve Form, and Treat/Prevent Injuries. 

This week JC & AW speak with Jim Bennitt. Jim is a a former wrestler, massage therapist and clerk at the Chicago Board of Trade, began his studies in Yoga, Tantra and Ayurveda in 1997. Originally he took up Yoga as a way to help heal back pain, but soon after, discovered how the practice affects not only the body, but also mind and spirit. He is the co-owner of Tejas Yoga in Chicago & a national & international educator. 

We're speaking with Jimji today because he has influenced both of us as movement professionals & has a depth of knowledge about yoga that has brought him to the top of his field. He also is the person AW considers to be his yoga teacher. 

Jim has recently come out with a 'yoga' app for people to take yoga on demand & live, and you can find more info at https://tejasyogachicago.com/

In this special episode, Adam & his good buddy Mike Stella (ATC, owner of the Movement Underground) talk about what 'Grinds Our Gears' in our shared movement profession. We don't hold back in this wide ranging conversation. 

Note: This is not a traditional Movement Guild Podcast because Jessica wasn't there and Adam actually gave his viewpoints about things in the movement profession, rather than just interview others. It's a long episode, clocking in at 1hour45 minutes and there are swear words, including an occasional F Bomb dropped. 

This episode serves as the 'season ending' palette cleanser of sorts. 

It was fun. It might be controversial, but it's worth the listen. 

JC & AW had a fantastic conversation with Michol Dalcourt. AW has been friends with Michol since before he was a PT, and Michol's work has been of great influence to AW and also The Movement Guild. 

Michol is an internationally recognized industry leader in health and human performance. He is the founder and CEO of the IoM, inventor of ViPR PRO and Co-Founder of PTA Global. He has given hundreds of international lectures and has been a featured speaker at most of the world’s top fitness conferences, fitness clubs and at many colleges and universities around the world.

Enjoy 

This week JC & AW interview Helena Esmonde, who is a PT & entrepreneur who invented the Vesbitular First Goggles. Vestibular First, which are infrared video goggles that allow you to see the eyes in the dark.  Understanding what the eyes are doing in the dark provides a tremendous amount of information about the central state of the nervous system. In this great conversation, Helena shares with us her path & what led her to develop this great piece of equipment.  We also discussed all things vestibular, and she is a great educator that is able to convey information in a digestible manner.    More info can be found at https://vestibularfirst.com/   Enjoy the conversation.       Helena specializes in treating patients with neurologic, balance, and vestibular (inner ear balance system) conditions. She received her psychology undergraduate degree at Northwestern University and graduated Cum Laude from Marquette University’s Doctoral Physical Therapy program in 2005. She worked at an acute care hospital for 8 years and developed the vestibular program there to help address the needs of dizzy patients, unfortunately without access to infrared video goggles but luckily with quality continuing education courses and mentorship. When she transitioned to the outpatient setting in 2014, she gained access to infrared video goggles and found that they vastly improved her ability to accurately diagnose and treat vestibular conditions, particularly for more complex patients, such as those with concurrent post-concussive syndrome and BPPV. Helena became Vestibular Competencied at Emory University in 2015, certified to treat Cervicogenic Dizziness in 2016, and assisted teaching the lab portion of an Advanced Concussion course for North American Seminars in 2017. In 2018, Helena completed the clinical practice requirements and examination to attain the certification as a Neurologic Clinical Specialist (NCS). Dedicated to student education, she has served as a teaching assistant at Temple, Jefferson, Neumann, and the University of the Sciences in Philadelphia, and earned an advanced clinical instructor certification. Helena has also presented at organizational and area Vestibular Special Interest Groups, Balance Center rounds at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, and the Penn Medicine Mind Your Brain Conference. As an avid runner herself, Helena enjoys volunteering at local races to support her community.